5 Amazing Benefits of Incorporating Music in Your Homeschool

There is no denying that music is one of the most enjoyable interests and facets of life today. Whether you are playing an instrument, learning the lyrics to a new song or simply dancing to your favorite tune, music has been proven to be quite beneficial for brain development.

Why do you think they have a song for everything from ABC’s to States and Capitals on YouTube? Music is so powerful!

For your homeschooling kids, introducing them to music early on can help strengthen their social and emotional skills and even help them develop discipline and hard work.

Here are more reasons to incorporate music in your homeschool.

1.) Music in your homeschool creates happiness

Live music creates delight and excitement in adults and the same is true for kids. Music is capable of lifting the moods of the little ones shielding them from any feelings of sadness even if they aren’t feeling well.

The feeling of accomplishment that comes with learning a new song gives the kids more confidence for learning and improving their communication skills.

2.) Music contributes to intellectual growth

Want smart kids that retain knowledge? Thanks to the power of music to shape and structure character, when kids take music breaks they are able to relax their minds. This gives them time to internalize what they have learned at a deeper intellectual level.

Music brings with it a sense of imagination, taking your kids to places they have never been through the stories in the lyrics. When kids are introduced to learning music at an early age, they develop their brain wholesomely.

3.) Music is a key ingredient in developing motor control

Back and forth play combined with simple song lyrics can actually help kids build better body coordination. If the music includes some bouncing, dancing and tapping, it can boost your child’s ability to develop fine motor skills.

Through the rhythms in the music, kids get to learn pattern recognition, enabling them to build essential connection between the different parts of their brain as well. This is a great skill to have for improved hand and eye coordination that can come in handy later in sports.

4.) Learning musical instruments improves overall discipline

Learning any new musical instrumenttakes a lot of time and effort. Practice requires a disciplined mind and when it comes to kids who are playing an instrument, you can see tremendous improvement in their mastery of other subjects.

Studies show that students studying music easily excel in other subjects thanks to the critical thinking that comes with learning new instruments.

5.) Learning music allows your kids to think out of the box

Not only does music help kids to build discipline and conquer fears, it also prepares them for the new creative economy. Music enables kids to think creatively and use out-of-the-box solutions to tackle problems.

These are the skills that are becoming increasingly important in today’s economy. By enabling them to develop their spatial intelligence while learning new vocabulary from different cultures, they also learn how to work in a group as a team.

Forest Rose is a God Loving, Blessed Wife, & Relaxed, Eclectic Homeschooling Mama to 3 girls – 8, 11, & 12 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She’s passionate about lifting moms out of the homeschooling trenches that are discouraged, overwhelmed or feeling alone or isolated. Her hope is to point them to Christ and equip them to rise up with a new found hope and joy within, that He alone can provide. Besides blogging, she also loves hanging out at her exclusive Facebook Group “Homeschooling 101 Community” that she started to help new homeschoolers thrive.